InstallFest at UAT Status

InstallFest -- Status
George Gambill <ggambill@computer-guidance.com>

Here's everything I have to date. I borrowed this form from Bill Lindley's
efforts of last year. It seems Bill broke his wrist recently just to get
out of this!!! 8-)

Anywhere you see "_____" is a opening that might fit your name!!!

Please reply off-list with additions or corrections.

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What: InstallFest
When: 25 October 2003, 10am-4pm
Where: UAT

Press release at: TBD per Hans

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STATUS as of this posting (see header)

UAT Contact:     Eldric <eldric@cox.net>
Publicity:      ______
  Press Release:  der.hans <PLUGd@LuftHans.com>
  Flyer:         ______

Newbie classes (hope to have schedule before Fest): ______

Vendors: Alan Dayley <alandd@mindspring.com>

Installations:  (Prefer to have several names for each)
  RedHat:    ______
          ______
          Robert Ambrose [rna@muttsoft.com]

  Mandrake:    ______
          ______
          ______
  Debian:    ______
          ______
          ______

        

  Slackware:______
  BSD:    ______
          ______

  General Assistance:
          _____
          _____
          Matt Alexander <m@netpro.to>

Presentations:  
  - Intro to Linux/GNU/PLUG/Free/Open Software:
1.    Linux/Open Source:
2.    ______   <-- YOUR NAME HERE!
      3. ______
      4. ______
      5. ______
    6. ______
    (Should have several folks to speak briefly).
  - Videotape, Stallman visit October 2001:  Thurman
  - Other presentations:  ________:  ______
    (Your chance to speak!)

Food: per Eldric (UAT):
- TBD
-

Giveaways:
  - (see also Vendor above)
  - PLUG handouts:  ______
      ______
  - PLUG business cards: TBD
  - Tux the Penguin, case badges, to all successful installs.
    TBD
  - Vendors:
    - TBD

CDROMs to give away
  - Mandrake 8.2   ______
  - Debian         ______
  - RedHat         ______
  - ___________    ______    <- Your favorite distro here!
- Open Office
- Mozilla 1.0.   ______

Working computers for people to see.
  - Apple G3    
  - ____________     <- KDE?
  - ____________     <- Gnome?
  - ____________     <-- need at least one with CD burner
  - ____________     <-- IPAQ or other platform?
  + Firewall Distro demos
    - __________
    - __________
    - FreeSCO: TBD

----- MATERIALS LIST -----

Start of a list. Let me know which you can bring. Reply to me (not to
all) with any additions / changes. Then we'll cc the pluglist. Ideally
we'd have several folks with a "reserve" of items in their cars' trunks...

GENERAL.
- Markers, paper, tape -- for signs
- Pens, pencils
- Preprinted signs ("Install fest This Way" [left, right, straight])
- Easel, whiteboard, dry markers
- PLUG banner.

HANDOUTS.
- PLUG business cards
- Flyers
- Vendor materials
- Supply of blank CDRs, and access to ISOs of several distributions
on an operable computer with a CD burner.
- Hardware Inventory / Waiver forms -- see http://www.vlug.org/ifht/

PARTS.
- power strips / surge protectors (several folks pls bring)
- network switch/hub & cables
- extra network switch/hub & cables for Firewall demos
- spare keyboards
    
- spare mice
    
- various converter plugs, screws, etc.
- screwdrivers
- network cards (PCI, ISA)
- extra floppy drives, cdrom drives, video and sound cards
(for folks with recalcitrant hardware?)
- IDE, floppy cables

FOOD.
- _______
- _______
- _______ <--- sponsors?